Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities

Permanent event at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria

5 October 2017

Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

The objects in the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities span a period of more than three millennia and range from Bronze Age ceramics of Cyprus dating from the 3rd millennium BC to early Medieval finds. Some 2500 objects are on permanent display.

Three main areas in particular make this collection one of the best of its kind: the unique and spectacular antique cameos, including the famous Gemma Augustea, the treasure troves dating from the period of the great migrations and the early Middle Ages, such as the golden treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, and the collection of vases with such masterpieces as the Brygos Cup.

Among the other highlights of the collection are the larger-than life Votive Statue of a Man from Cyprus, the Amazonian Sarcophagus, the bronze tablet with the famous Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus, the Theseus Mosaic from Salzburg and, not least, the Youth from the Magdalensberg, to name only a few.

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. In the rich collections are objects from five millennia, from the time of Ancient Egypt to the end of the 18th century.

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Vienna, Austria

Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien